Roman Villa Discovered in Southeastern England

News March 26, 2024

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OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that a large Roman villa was discovered during an investigation conducted ahead of the construction of a housing development in southeastern England. The villa was situated in what had been a rural area and featured painted plaster, mosaics, a brickwork floor, an under-floor heating system, and a high-status domestic area with a central corridor and flanking wings of rooms. A nearby monumental building with an aisle was likely built later in the first century A.D. Louis Stafford and Francesca Giarelli of Red River Archaeology said that miniature votive axes, coins, and jewelry were also recovered from the complex site. To read about a Roman building complex uncovered in North Yorkshire, go to “Leisure Seekers.”

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